So, on a beautiful Saturday, there I was at another great concert (one of many that weekend in Montreal). The first act had just finished playing to an almost full Club Soda when I got there. For it to be full at that point - before the main act - was great to see. Whatever the reason, we were all there to see Juno-nominated rap-producer Classified.

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The mayor of Montreal has fired the city’s comptroller amid revelations of a spying scheme involving a city council chairman.

City comptroller Pierre Reid led an investigation aimed at Lachine borough mayor Claude Dauphin. The investigation revealed troublesome details of alleged dealings between Dauphin and a Lachine demolition company.

A month after Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara hit another player, the investigation continues, but police wouldn’t say if Chara will be questioned when he comes into town for playoffs this week.

The Bruins’ general manager said the Montreal authorities have been good and nothing “untoward” will happen.

Chara hit Canadiens player Max Pacioretty on March 8 at the Bell centre, leaving him seriously injured. Pacioretty fractured his fourth cervical vertebra and got a concussion.

The investigation began right after the hit, a day after the National Hockey League decided not to suspend Chara.

France’s ban on wearing Islamic face veils in public officially came into effect Monday. This is the first ban of its kind in the world. Those wearing the religious niqab or burka in public will have to pay a fine of 150 euros, which amounts to about 200 Canadian.

Police have said enforcing the ban will be difficult. The French government believes that the law is to protect the fundamental principles of secularism and gender equality. Meanwhile, many are denouncing the law as Islamophobic and racist.